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Marlins expected to active SS Adeiny Hechavarria, release Nick Green

The Marlins have told infielder Nick Green he will be released on Thursday if all goes well with shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria’s final rehab game tonight.
Although the team has not made an announcement, Green was informed of the situation following the Marlins’ 7-6 loss to the Mets today and was making plans to go home.

“It’s disappointing,” said Green, who has played for eight big league teams since 2004. “Everybody wants to be in the big leagues and you got to try to do the best you can when you get a chance. That’s all I could do.”

Green, who was called up from Class AAA New Orleans when Hechavarria was injured, was solid during the two weeks he was with the Marlins. He hit .321 with a home run and three RBI in eight games, all at shortstop. He drove in the tying run in the ninth inning and winning run in the 15th inning against the Mets on Monday and had two doubles on Wednesday.

Hechavarria, who has a bruised right elbow, is schedule to come off the DL tomorrow. He is in Jupiter, which is scheduled to play tonight at home against Dunedin, and is expected to fly to Philadelphia in time to play on Thursday if all goes well in Jupiter.

BRANTLY HELD OUT

Catcher Rob Brantly sat out Wednesday after suffering a cut on the index finger of his throwing hand before the game. Manager Mike Redmond said he does not expect the injury to be long term.

Miguel Olivo received his second consecutive start. Olivo started Tuesday’s game after Brantly caught all 15 innings on Monday.

LEBLANC, BUCK COLLIDE

Marlins starter Wade LeBlanc said he got the wind knocked out of him in the fourth inning after colliding with Mets catcher John Buck at a play at the plate in which LeBlanc was safe.

LeBlanc said the only other time he had a collision at the plate was in 2011 when he was pitching for San Diego in a game against the Marlins. The catcher then also was Buck.

LeBlanc, who had singled, scored on Juan Pierre’s single. He stayed on the ground for several seconds and then walked off with the trainer. He came back out to the mound to pitch the fifth inning.

LeBlanc was asked if Buck said anything to him.

“He was doing his job, I would not expect him to apologize,” LeBlanc said. “I wouldn’t want him to apologize. If he did he wouldn’t be doing his job.”

PIERRE STUCK ON 599

Juan Pierre reached base three times with two singles and a walk but he was unable to pick up his 600th career stolen base. Pierre’s best chance came in the second when he got a great jump on Mets starter Dillon Gee but Donovan Solano struck out looking.

Pierre will become the 14th player to steal at least 600 bases in the modern era.

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